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Watching Neighbours Twice a Day...
- How ’90s TV (Almost) Prepared Me for Life
- Narrated by: James Acaster, Josh Widdicombe
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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'This is a book about growing up in the '90s told through the thing that mattered most to me, the television programmes I watched. For my generation television was the one thing that united everyone. There were kids at my school who liked bands, kids who liked football and one weird kid who liked the French sport of petanque, however, we all loved Gladiators, Neighbours and Pebble Mill with Alan Titchmarsh (possibly not the third of these).'
In his first memoir, Josh Widdicombe tells the story of a strange rural childhood, the kind of childhood he only realised was weird when he left home and started telling people about it. From only having four people in his year at school, to living in a family home where they didn't just not bother to lock the front door, they didn't even have a key.
Using a different television show of the time as its starting point for each chapter Watching Neighbours Twice a Day... is part-childhood memoir, part-comic history of '90s television and culture. It will discuss everything from the BBC convincing him that Michael Parkinson had been possessed by a ghost, to Josh's belief that Mr Blobby is one of the great comic characters, to what it's like being the only vegetarian child west of Bristol.
It tells the story of the end of an era, the last time when watching television was a shared experience for the family and the nation, before the internet meant everyone watched different things at different times on different devices, headphones on to make absolutely sure no one else could watch it with them.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- Stephen T
- 22-11-21
Very entertaining
I'm eight years older than Josh, so there's overlap but not an exact match to my TV memories (I was more Scott and Charlene than Dr Karl). The book for me was a good mix of shared nostalgia and new info on things of which I was only tangentially aware. Great stuff.
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- Amina
- 16-12-22
The only book with bouncer and gus honey bun
Lots of memories relived here with a funny and insightful slant on tele addicts and 90’s kid/youth culture.
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- Loop
- 23-04-22
The book I would've written
Josh is in my head, everything I remember from the 90's brilliantly delivered, GREAT STUFF
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- Danny
- 23-04-22
Took me back!
As a child growing up in the 90s watching tv like Josh. I remember all of the events. I didn’t know I was the only one who likes Kabbaddi. A term I thought that would be muttered again. This book certainly delivered on nostalgia and has made me relive some of the chapters with my wife and sibling who remember all that is written.
A fantastic listen to and bonus content well worth the listen too.
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- Lagoon38-0
- 13-09-22
Funny stuff as AP would say
Loved it, although I’m a bit older than Joss, I still knew most of the shows and his delivery is superb. Extra special having the bonus interviews but how I would have loved it if Gin had been around to be interviewed too.
I’m now seeking more Josh, and hope he writes another book soon!
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- Liz Parsons
- 23-01-22
A great stroll down memory lane
I’m a wee bit older than Josh Widdecombe, but I remember so many of the programmes he describes. The interviews with Jet from Gladiators and Wiiiiiill from THIF are really enjoyable as a little plus for the audio book. It’s a very entertaining listen. Highly recommended.
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- Mrs K
- 17-11-21
Loved it
As a 90s girl ,this was the perfect listen for me!
A very funny trip down memory lane made even better by Josh's wit and hilarious insights into the best decade.
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- Raj
- 18-11-21
Feels like it was written for me
If you grew up watching TV in the 90s, this book is amazing.
If you grew up in Devon, watching TV in the 90s, this book is an absolute must…
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- claire
- 30-09-21
Loved it!
This book bought back so many brilliant childhood memories! Highly recommended to anyone growing up in the 90s.
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- Rob
- 10-10-21
Light Hearted and Funny
Really good book. Well written and narrated. Very whimsical and quite a few moments that made me chuckle out loud. If you were around in the 90s this will bring memories of the good, the bad and the ugly of the decade flooding back.
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